@Beebeet (and others), thank you for your thoughtful response. I am with you and agree - much better to be realistic about the challenges of being a woman and very important we talk about these things so we feel less lost, alone or stigmatized when we experience them.
Actually this thread is helping me to learn too (I just googled endometriosis and statistics on miscarriage and sterilization, which I haven't looked at for a long time). I am exceptionally lucky with this part of my womanhood. My period is regular and lasts two days, with virtually no discomfort, and isn't too heavy. My mood changes from a bit tense to a relaxed feel as soon as the blood starts flowing. I always welcome it as a sign of not being pregnant (even though I take precautions) and the one time I did want to be pregnant, all that went smoothly. I am actually very sad at the thought of it stopping through menopause. I have occasionally thought that I am probably on the lucky side, but now realize that it is something bigger than that - more of an unseen privilege not to have this part of my biology a constant burden or source of pain. I guess this is something like the equivalent of walking through wheat fields compared to many women, including the heart-wrenching accounts on this thread.
I am glad you are seeing your stories being represented, and absolutely agree there should be no sugar-coating around these experiences to make others more comfortable.
I still might show my dd something else first though!! But I will be sure to tell her that it may not all be roller skating!!